Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American legislator in the United States and currently 2020 serves as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. In November 2018, she became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, as well as the first woman of color to serve as U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Omar is a mother of three. She lives in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C.

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Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American legislator in the United States and currently 2020 serves as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district. In November 2018, she became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, as well as the first woman of color to serve as U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Omar is a mother of three. She lives in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C.